hypocaust

Etymology
From, from , from +.

Noun

 * 1) An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
 * 2) An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.

Synonyms

 * heating, underfloor heating
 * heating, underfloor heating

Translations

 * Catalan: hipocaust
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: hypokausti
 * French:
 * German: Hypokaustum, Hypokauste, Heizgewölbe
 * Italian: ipocausto
 * Japanese: ハイポコースト
 * Korean:, , 구들, 구돌
 * Latin: hypocaustum, hypocauston
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: hypokaust
 * Turkish: hipokaust